Emil Boc

Emil Boc (6 September 1966-) was Prime Minister of Romania from 22 December 2008 to 6 February 2012, succeeding Calin Popescu-Tariceanu and preceding Catalin Predoiu. He was a member of the Democratic Liberal Party of Romania.

Biography
Emil Boc was born in Rachitele, Romania on 6 September 1966, and he was elected President of the Democratic Liberal Party of Romania in 2003. He served as Mayor of Cluj-Napoca from 2004 to 2008, when his party won the parliamentary elections and he formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Romania. He served as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012, when he resigned due to protests over new healthcare legislation.